The Family that Knits Together

Knitting & crocheting extravaganza in our house this past weekend. Since starting the Dr. Who scarf, the kids have all expressed interest in learning. So, learn they did!

Miles has started a scarf. It will be red, black and green and the stripe pattern is based on the Dr. Who scarf. It won’t be nearly as long though. I’ll share pics once he get’s more done.

I learned how to knit on a loom and taught Kaleya & Q. They are jointly working on a scarf and doing a great job! Jihad has done a few rows here and there, and plans to start his own scarf after they do theirs. Looks like I have to make a trip to Michael’s to pick up another loom sometime. 🙂

And, I taught myself how to make crocheted granny squares!

I’m hooked. I want to make a bedspread now for our bed. It will be a huge one too – king sized! I’m thinking a bunch of individual squares like this one – but with a different color scheme.

Meanwhile, I continued working on Kalonji’s Dr. Who scarf and have now made it 2/3 of the way through. I’m on Row 744 of 1042; that’s about 70% through – only about 300 more rows to go. Whoo-hoo!

I am enjoying working on his scarf so much, I decided to make another one – for me. Kinda funny since he’s the Dr. Who fan. But, mine will not have the original coloring – instead, I’m going vibrant! And, I’m crocheting it instead of knitting it. I am using Caron Simply Soft yarn and my colors are Iris, Off White, Limelight, Sunshine, Dark Country Blue, Grey Heather and Red.

Since I am crocheting the scarf, I’m having to figure out how many rows to do, and it seems that with my gauge, I can get away with cutting the knit row county by 4. And, the yarn I am using is finer than the yarn for Kalonji’s scarf, so mine won’t be as heavy. Furthermore, I reduced my scarf’s width to 8 inches. I think I am going to love it when it’s done! Here is my first progress pic at about 11% complete.